Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 793 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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